Fragile Ecosystems
Great Barrier Reef
INTRO
The Great Barrier Reef is home to sea fanua and flora and some tropical ilands. It is 2000 meters long and 180 meters deep in some places.You can see it from outter space ,It's also the size of texes.It is 5000,00 old . It became a world heritage in 1981.They also made a marien park in 1976.The coral mostly covers the great barrier reef about 2000 kilometers, It is made of little sea animals called polyops.
location
It is located in north , east Australia in Queensland, where it can be quite warm. It is next to the Coral Sea.
flora
All coral in Great Barrier Reef covers the ocean floor 0.17%. And the reefs builds atolls, the reason we have coral in Great Barrier Reef so the fauna and flora can have a home and so the can breath.The coral reefs and other plants treats is the crown of thorns star fish . It attacks other plants and all of them could die because of it. There is 300-350 plants.
soft coral
hard coral
sponges
fanua
starfish
sharks
fish
threats and dangers
how to solve it
summary
Bibliography
* great barrier reef .com
*kidcyber
*utube